Your Life is NOT This Boring

On April 19, 2016 the Newlead Castellano made a bulk sugar delivery in the Port of Savannah to Imperial Sugar. The Greek parent company Newlead defaulted on the loan for the 600 foot long ship. It was seized by the U.S. Marshals Servive. The crew is Flipino and had not been paid for several months. Since they lack the proper documentation to enter the United States they must stay with the ship. It has been anchored 6 miles off the Tybee coast since that mid April day. Gerald LoPreiato of the National Maritime Service is on board to monitor the crew and ship until it is sold. The creditor has stepped in and paid the crew, insured the ship has fuel and provisions for the crew. Most of the crew have not been home in over a year. They take the jobs on ships because they make in one month on ship what they would make in 4 or 5 months at home. I don't know how the weather has been six miles off shore. Savannah is currently in its third longest heat wave on record with the last 42 days being above 90 degrees. 

So when you think things suck. When you think your job couldn't get worse. Remember the crew of the Newlead Castellano. Hot, unpaid, anchored off shore for months and your world is 600 feet of steel and stink. Feeling better about your situation yet?